A pan-African pathogen genomics data sharing platform to support disease outbreaks.
Christoffels A., Mboowa G., van Heusden P., Makhubela S., Githinji G., Mwangi S., Onywera H., Nnaemeka N., Amoako DG., Olawoye I., Diallo A., Mbala-Kingebeni P., Oyola SO., Adu B., Mvelase C., Ondoa P., Dratibi FA., Sow A., Gumede N., Tessema SK., Ouma AO., Tebeje YK.
High-income countries have a wealth of genomics expertise that can be rapidly activated to deal with disease threats. African countries should invest in a federated data-management system for genomics epidemiology to deal with such threats better.